The Nairobi Hospital
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Geography | |
Location | Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHIF |
Type | General Medical Services |
Affiliated university | The Nairobi Hospital College of Health Sciences |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 355+ (2016) 750 (Planned)[1] |
History | |
Opened | 9 April 1954; 70 years ago (1954-04-09) |
Links | |
Website | thenairobihosp |
Other links | List of hospitals in Kenya |
The Nairobi Hospital is a private hospital located in Upper Hill area, Nairobi, Kenya.The hospital was founded in 1954 as the European Hospital, a hospital for Europeans.
Location
It is located along Argwings Kodhek Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi.[2] The hospital is located approximately 4.5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Kenyatta International Conference Centre.[3] The coordinates of the hospital are 01°17'46.0"S, 36°48'17.0"E (Latitude:-1.296115; Longitude:36.804718).[4]
Overview
The Nairobi Hospital was established to replace the smaller older Nairobi European Hospital (1902), that had become too small, as the new European Hospital.[5] The institution was officially opened on 9 April 1954, as an exclusively European Hospital, in Kenya, which was then a colony of the United Kingdom. On 19 October 1961, it began serving non-Europeans and the name was changed to The Nairobi Hospital.[6]
See also
- List of hospitals in Kenya
- Borna Nyaoke-Anoke, physician and medical researcher
References
- ^ Njoroge, Kiarie (1 August 2016). "Nairobi Hospital launches Sh5.7 billion expansion plan". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ TNH (1 August 2016). "The Nairobi Hospital: About Us". Nairobi: The Nairobi Hospital (TNH). Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Globefeed.com (1 August 2016). "Distance between Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Harambee Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya and The Nairobi Hospital, Argwings Kodhek Road, Nairobi, Kenya". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Location of The Nairobi Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "The History of the Nairobi Hospital". Paukwa. 30 August 2023.
- ^ TNH (1 August 2016). "The Nairobi Hospital History". Nairobi: The Nairobi Hospital (TNH). Retrieved 1 August 2016.
External links
- Official website
01°17′46″S 36°48′17″E / 1.29611°S 36.80472°E / -1.29611; 36.80472